Thiel Gallery, Art museum in Blockhusudden, Sweden.
Thiel Gallery is an art museum housed in a white Art Nouveau building on Djurgården that displays late 19th and early 20th-century Scandinavian works. The structure originally served as a residence and private collection space, and this dual purpose is still visible in how the rooms are arranged today.
The building was completed in 1907, designed by architect Ferdinand Boberg as a residence and gallery for banker Ernest Thiel. The Swedish state purchased the property and collection in 1924, transforming the private mansion into a public museum.
The museum is named after Ernest Thiel, a banker who assembled the collection as a reflection of his personal taste in early 20th-century Nordic art. You can see how a wealthy collector of that era lived and displayed his acquisitions within this private home.
The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday in a quiet setting ideal for viewing the collection without crowds. The location on the island of Djurgården is easily reached by public transportation from Stockholm's city center.
One room displays Friedrich Nietzsche's death mask alongside prints by Edvard Munch, creating an unusual pairing of philosophy and visual art. Below Rodin's sculpture The Shadow rests Ernest Thiel's ashes, making the gallery itself a kind of memorial space to its founder.
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